I run nightly backups using windows backup utility for my DCs and exchange and when restoring to the cold spare server the restores work fine. However restoring to an ESXi server as a guest OS it ...

Clearly Microsoft intended to completely abandon it but heavy opposition from outside/inside the company must have made them backpedal at the last second, leading to this horrible mish-mash of backup ...

Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) is a special boot mode for Windows Server domain controllers, similar to Safe Mode, that allows administrators to perform critical maintenance, repair, or ...

Windows has had a pretty decent set of security tools for years, with firewall protection, virus scanning, and other features to help keep users safe from malware without the need for third-party ...

PowerShell recovery scripts using WBAdmin no longer work in Windows 11, but VHDX mounting offers a manual workaround for restoring files. I recently wrote an article in which I walked you through the ...

Q: We have six new computers running Windows 8 with about 400 gigabytes of data in total. We are looking for a backup solution that requires no monthly or annual fees, and little effort. Does such a ...